Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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A loan agreement for $82 million has been signed between the Government of India, the Government of Himachal Pradesh and the World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development).
The loan would be used for implementation of Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Project. The world bank loan is given for a term of 15 years including a grace period of 5 years.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the Patrika Gate in Jaipur through video conference.
This Iconic Gate has been built by the Patrika Group of Newspapers in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Prime Minister Modi also released two books written by the Group Chairman during the virtual event. This cultural monument is expected to boost tourism in the region.

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Funds above Rs.7,00,000 sent abroad under RBI’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme would be subjected to 5% Tax Collection at Source.
This is under the Finance Act 2020 and would come in to force from 1st October 2020. On payments above Rs.700,000, the TCS will apply on the amount above this threshold. The TCS is not applicable for buying a tour package.

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World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is observed on 10 September every year, across the world. It is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been functioning as the co-sponsor of the day. The aim of this day is to raise awareness around the globe that suicide can be prevented. IASP has released ‘Introducing Step Closer: A World Suicide Prevention Day Awareness Film’.

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Noted film actor and theatre artist Paresh Rawal has been appointed chairperson of National School of Drama (NSD).
The former BJP Member of Parliament, will succeed the present Chairman Arjun Deo Charan. Paresh Rawal, has been awarded with Padma Shri in 2014. The NSD is India’s premier institute for theatre students and is located at Delhi.

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The National Fertilizers Limited is a Mini Ratna PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. It is head quartered at Noida.
Recently, it is in news because, it has surpassed its productions targets by producing 16.11 Lakh MT of urea in first 5 months of 2020-21. This figure is 13% higher compared to the production made by the company during the same period of previous year.

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Germany has recently carried out the first nationwide test of its civil alarm systems since the end of the Cold War.
The country has also newly created National Warning Day, or Warntag, which is to be observed every year on September 10. Several alarms were sounded to alert the public to create the awareness about the measures to be taken in the backdrop of a national emergency.

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Social media Major Facebook has partnered with the leading edu-tech platform Coursera, to launch Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate.
As per a joint official release of the two companies, under the five-course program, learners are trained in social media marketing including Creating impactful content, Protecting user data. The learners are made ready for related jobs with top employers.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated various projects under the ‘Namami Gange’ Yojana and the ‘AMRUT’ Yojana in Bihar.
The four schemes inaugurated include sewerage treatment plants in Patna and water-related projects under the ‘AMRUT’ scheme. The Prime Minister also laid foundation stones were also laid for water supply projects and River Front Development Scheme under Namami Gange.

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The Phase-III of Back to Village (B2V) programme has been announced by Jammu and Kashmir administration to commence from October 2 for a period of 10 days.
Phase-I of the programme was launched to understand the people’s grievances. The phase 2 focused on the devolution of powers to Panchayats in the Union Territory. The phase 3 aims at grievance redressal.